Almost every time I'm talking about films - no matter who with - people always mention something I haven't seen. Even though I'm constantly seeking out different movies, from little-known indie flicks to stone-cold classics, there's always something. So I thought we should dedicate a thread to admitting to those unseen films, in the hopes that the shock exhibited from other posters will give us the kick up the backside we need to actually sit down and watch them

I'll start:

I've never seen Gone With The Wind, A Clockwork Orange or Blue Velvet (in fact, I've hardly seen any David Lynch stuff )

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I love movies, as I'm sure all of us on these forums do. Now I watch at least a film a day, ranging from Hollywood blockbusters, to classics, to lesser-known indie pics and foreign films, but every time I'm talking about films - no matter who with - people always mention ones I haven't seen. Even watching a film a day, even constantly seeking out classics, there's always something I haven't seen. So I thought we should dedicate a thread to admitting to those unseen films, in the hopes that the shock exhibited from other posters will give us the kick up the backside we need to actually sit down and watch them

I'll start:

I've never seen Gone With The Wind, A Clockwork Orange or Blue Velvet (in fact, I've hardly seen any David Lynch stuff )

Don't bother with Gone with the wind, it's shit and you'll hate yourself for wasting 9 hours of your life or however long you can stand it for before you are possessed by such an overwhelming hatred of and desire to kill Scarlett O'Hara that you smash your TV into millions of tiny pieces.

For myself, I've never seen Fritz Lang's Metropolis or M, although I do have both on my Amazon wish list, and I've never seen Kurosawa's 7 Samurai all the way through either.

I bought Rome, Open City about 6 years ago and still haven't watched it. Otherwise i haven't seen:

-Bonnie and Clyde

-The Gold Rush

-Planet of the Apes

-The Big Sleep

-Paths of Glory

-The Searchers

..........a LOT basically. Instead I choose to watch more modern drivel usually because it requires less effort. It's sad but true.

In time I will see them..

I'm embarrassed to admit it but it's the same for me. As you get older you have less time and the attention span turns to zero - well that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it! I went through a period about 10 or so years ago where I made a concerted effort to watch some classics (inspired by an Empire 100 films you should have seen or something) - sadly, I haven't had the luxury since.

The above three examples are doubly awful since I own them all on DVD.

I find I'm the same as Fuzzy in that I can't concentrate on watching a film enough these days, or certainly not as much as I used to. I actually miss the days when I was able to sit down in front of the TV and watch my latest DVD purchase with excitement. Now they just build up on my shelf.

I've made an effort lately with Lovefilm and I've gotten through about a dozen or so films this past fortnight. Alas, this seems to be ending as I've had Cabaret and Ratcatcher for several days, and only today did I get round to finishing Cabaret.

The beauty of films like this is that most are easily available and some are quite cheap, certainly with the second hand market becomes so prevalent over the past 12 months. The "Seven Samurai" was a major exception, were you can expect to pay anything from £7 - £30. I paid £5.88 for my copy, again, second hand... Hope it was worth it.

Universal are releasing it on Blu-ray in June alongside Lost Highway, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks FWWM and Blue Velvet. All of which I'm very excited about. They're also releasing Dune, but that thing can go suck a nut.

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Universal are releasing it on Blu-ray in June alongside Lost Highway, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks FWWM and Blue Velvet. All of which I'm very excited about. They're also releasing Dune, but that thing can go suck a nut.

June is going to be awesome apparently. Haven't seen Twin Peaks FWWM (saw the show) or Dune either.

I've made a point of digging out classics over the years and watching them. I've found that 99% of the time, they are classics because they are brilliant (seems obvious I know), and I've kicked myself for not doing it before (although to be fair, Gone With The Wind and Casablanca were hardly top box office gold when I was preferring horror films ) I've still not seen Citizen Kane or The Third Man though. The biggest shock was 12 Angry Men. I don't think I left the edge of my seat for the duration of the film, and I'm pretty sure I didn't breath either. Me and the wife were transfixed.